The Observer got the chance to attend the Tribeca Film Festival to check out some of the industry’s most anticipated films arriving in the coming year. It certainly did not disappoint, with films...
Remember sitting through 10th grade English class trying to watch your classmates attempt to act out scenes from Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” but wishing you could poke your eyes out...
This year’s Oscar nominations were full of snubs, including Shailene Woodley for Best Supporting Actress in “The Descendents,” surprises like the Best Picture nomination for “The Tree of Life”...
There is one beloved New York City tradition that starts off the holiday season: the Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Ceremony. Every year, thousands crowd the streets of Fifth Avenue and Rockefeller...
“Charlotte Rampling: The Look”
Actress Charlotte Rampling is no stranger to being looked at. She has appeared in several provocative films including “The Night Porter” and “Swimming...
“Melancholia”
By CLINT HOLLOWAY, Staff Writer
The end of the world turns out to be a bit of a bore in “Melancholia.” While Danish auteur, Lars Von Trier, supplies the film with an impressive...
By KATIE LOCKHART, Arts & Culture Co-Editor
“25th Hour”
Spike Lee’s post-9/11 film is a love letter to New York when the city needs it most. In the wake of the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11,...
As the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11 looms, Americans reflect on where they were and what they were doing the day of the attacks. On Aug. 30 the Metropolitan Museum of Art will begin their own reflection...
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2”
It’s no surprise that the final Harry Potter movie made it on this list. Not only is it the highest grossing movie in history, but...
Published: May 5, 2011
“Lotus Eaters”
Alexandra McGuinness’ first feature film “Lotus Eaters” is a poignant snapshot of decadence, deterioration and depravation that surrounds...
Published: April 20, 2011
This year’s Tribeca Film Festival opens with a drive-in, minus the cars. A series of free outdoor film screenings will kick off the famed New York City film festival.
“This...
Published: March 2, 2011
“Take Me Home Tonight,” a new comedy in theaters March 4, tries so hard to be a modern day laugh fest, like “Superbad” set in the 1980s, that with the exception...
Published: February 16, 2011
When most people think of great modern artists, names like Pablo Picasso and Vincent van Gogh come to mind, but there are others who revolutionized the art world. From...
Published: February 2, 2011
As senior visual arts majors at Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) prepare for graduation, the Center and Push Pin Galleries will provide an opportunity to display...
Published: December 9, 2010
Among all the dance classes open to the public at the Alvin Ailey School, tango is not one of them. So Wei Wang, a first year M.B.A. student at Fordham Graduate School...
Published: November 18, 2010
Fordham University’s theatre department recently added a new faculty member to its roster, but only for one week. Ron Marasco, Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC)...
Published: October 7, 2010
Kara Anthony, Fordham College at Lincoln Cemter (FCLC) ’11, not only dances a full class load at the Alvin Ailey School of Dance but is also completing her first year...
Published: September 22, 2010
When students hear the word “poetry,” some recall the morbid lines of Sylvia Plath recited in 10th grade English classes while others let the aroma of cappuccino,...
When Alexander “Josh” Arcadia, Fordham College at Rose Hill (FCRH) ’07, was diagnosed with clear cell carcinoma, a type of cancer, in 2008, the doctors gave him three to six months to live. Josh...
